Sunday, April 29, 2012

Forgotten Million Sellers

There is something disturbing about Roy & The Devil's Motorcyle Forgotten Million Sellers. Originally released back in the days of despair that was 1997, this oft-described "psychedelic blues punk" was either ahead of its time or a troublesome disc of problems that included fucked-up sounds and listener confusion. When Voodoo Rhythm released it back in the day, copies were sent back to the label with complains that the sound quality was off. Today it is a collector's item.

Again, disturbing.

Voodoo recently re-released it along with the new CD. What can you really say? You either get it or you don't. It is far more experimental than the latest release. It's fourteen songs often sound like one large composition. It seems designed to alienate listeners rather than draw them in. It was then, as it is now, ahead of its time ... only today's audiences may be more forgiving of this sort of thing. Even the cover art harkens back to the Eerie Materials days, and this would kind of fit right in with the stuff that label was doing. Though, if you want to think of something really scary, the Eerie Materials releases were far more coherent.

By now you have a good idea of whether or not you want this CD that defies description. If you manage to find it, the intro will give you a good idea of what you are in for. If you can make it past that and through the other 13 tracks you can consider yourself one of the few, the proud, the initiated. This is not everyone's bag, and it is rare when you will come across something that does its best to eliminate all listeners. For that along it deserves respect.

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